Adisham is a large and stout, Tudor-style, granite country mansion surrounded by English gardens and orchards, a 3km walk or taxi ride west of Haputale town. Completed in 1931 by a Scottish tea planter, the house has been a Sylvestro Benedictine monastery since 1961, but guests are welcome to explore the grounds and visit two preserved colonial rooms.

To the left of Adisham’s front gates, a signed walking track runs west for about 8km along the crest of the ridge through the tranquil Tangamale Sanctuary. It’s a serene walk through pine and eucalyptus groves sheltering birds like mini-verts, green barbets, blue magpies, hornbills and orioles. The trail ends at the railroad tracks for a walk back to Haputale or onward to Idalgshinna. This is not a walk for vertigo sufferers; the path is steep, though easy to follow.